On Tuesday, luxury cruise ship World Dream, carrying a total of around 3,000 Hongkong and Chinese passengers, docked at Da Nang’s Tien Sa Port.

Foreign cruise ship passengers in the city

During their one-day stay in the seaside city, some of the passengers were taken on organised daily tours to such popular attractions as the Museum of Cham Sculpture, the Marble Mountain Tourist Area, and the Ba Na Hills Resort, and enjoyed a city tour by cyclo.  Other passengers went to Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An City.

In the late afternoon of the same day, the ship left the city for Nha Trang City.

Arranged by the city’s branch of the Saigontourist Travel Agency, the luxury cruiser has brought a large number of passengers to the city over recent years.

World Dream is luxury cruiser of the Hong Kong-based luxury cruise line Dream Cruises, a subsidiary of Genting Hong Kong.  The ship, which departs from Hong Kong, specialises in serving Asian luxury travellers who want to visit popular attractions in Viet Nam and neighbouring countries.

According to a spokesperson for the Da Nang Department of Tourism, by the end of November, more 4 cruise ship arrivals, carrying about 7,500 passengers in total, will dock at the Tien Sa Port.